Thanks to all who responded! I went with one not on my mentioned short list and am very happy so far- Alchemist prodect 8 cd with 24/192 upsampling. In case anyone else is looking in this catagory, this player is awesome at its price very close and in some ways better than the RA CD55. Thanks Stewart at SOS.
Warm, smooth cd with good bass under 1700 used ok
I have Talon Perigrines,New class A Alchemist 200 WPC amp, Alchemist SS pre, Shuynata Hydra, and a Proceed CDP. The CDP is going soon. Looking for a replacement CD. Here is what is on my short list: Resolution cd50/55, Metronome CD1V, Audiomeca Keops or Obsession, Audio Analouge Maestro, or Rega Jupiter2000. I would like balanced but this is not manditory. I also have seen a CEC player in this range but know nothing about it. Any Ideas?